Statement by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the Informal Ministerial Meeting of the OSCE

Trust and confidence are built when agreements are implemented. With this understanding Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh gave their consents to implement the mentioned high level agreements. Azerbaijan backtracked from those agreements as it had done with prior commitments many times before. This attitude of Azerbaijan questions its credibility for being a party to negotiations, which honours its agre

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership

On July 10, in Chisinau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian participated in the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries, attended by the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service Jean-Christophe Belliard.\r\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Shinichi Kitaoka, President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

At the meeting, the views were exchanged on the ways of promoting the Armenian - Japanese cooperation in the areas of high technologies, science, education, prevention of disasters, infrastructure and tourism.

Business Forum was Held in Rome at the Initiative of Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Italy

On June 7, in the framework of the first session of the Armenian-Italian Intergovernmental Commission, an Armenian-Italian business forum, organised by the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Italy, was held in Rome, in which more than 200 businessmen representing various spheres of the economy of two countries took part.

Opening remarks by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Armenian-Italian business forum

Armenia registered high growth rates in information and communication technologies, innovation, precise engineering and relevant research areas of capacity building sectors aiming at strengthening its regional leading role in this regard. To give more momentum to the development of Information and Communication Technologies we provide tax privileges to the start-ups exempting them from profit tax

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s remarks and answers to questions of journalists during the annual press conference for the 2016 diplomatic year - Part I

Azerbaijan continues to do what it has done on numerous occasions, it tries to hinder the efforts exerted by Armenia and the Co-Chairs aimed at exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

At the Foreign Ministry the Prime Minister met with Representatives of Diplomatic Corps

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan called at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet with foreign ambassadors accredited in Armenia, as well as the heads and representatives of international institutions and organizations. During the meeting, reference was made to the Government’s activities, the reform agenda, the ongoing economic development projects, as well as to the steps and measures for

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council

I would like to thank the Chairman-in-Office, Frank Walter Steinmeier and his team for their leadership in this Organization throughout the year, as well as to extend my gratitude for warm hospitality.

Solemn concert under the auspices of Foreign Minister of Armenia and Germany

On October 3, the solemn concert of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Jena, dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Independence of Armenia and the German Unity Day, took place at the Aram Khachaturian concert hall under the auspices of Edward Nalbandian and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Germany, respectively

Edward Nalbandian delivered lecture at Stanford University

On September 28, Edward Nalbandian, the Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia, delivered a lecture entitled “Nagorno-Karabakh: Is Solution Visible” at Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies.